Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Deputies are searching for a suspect who robbed a
bank in Goleta. At around 10:45 a.m. this morning, a suspect wearing a mask and
armed with a handgun walked in the front door of Rabobank located in the 5900
block of Calle Real. The suspect held up the bank and took off on foot, out a
side door, with an undisclosed amount of cash. Three customers were inside the
bank at the time of the robbery which lasted several minutes. No one was
hurt.

Bank employees alerted the Santa Barbara
County Sheriff’s Office of the robbery by triggering a silent alarm. Deputies
responded, secured the area and began searching for the suspect but were not
able to locate him. A K-9 Unit was brought in to assist with search.

The suspect, whose image was captured by
surveillance cameras, is described as a heavy-set, white male adult wearing a
grey or tan mask, dark colored hoodie, tan pants and black gloves.
Detectives are actively searching for the suspect and request anyone with
information regarding the crime or his whereabouts to immediately contact the
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Division at (805)
681-4150.